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Re: Howard County Library Runs GNU/Linux

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____/ Homer on Tuesday 19 Jul 2011 15:27 : \____

> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>> ____/ Homer on Monday 18 Jul 2011 06:53 : \____
> 
>>> Actually, that's an interesting point. Since when is the Gates
>>> Fundation a software development company? I thought it was supposed
>>> to be a charity (or a eugenics and agri-patents investment company,
>>> whichever).
>>
>> The tax-exempt Gates Foundation sometimes steps alongside Microsoft
>> Corp. to help in countries which step "out of line" by using GNU/Linux
>> in schools.
>>
>> The investment arm (mostly in patents) Gates Foundation spends about
>> $1 million /per day/ on PR alone. They call it "advocacy" (another
>> name for reputation laundering and perception management, for Gates
>> and his clients/investments).
> 
> It's becoming clearer every day that this "charity" is just a lobbying
> and investment organisation to launder Microsoft's blood-money.

That's one way to put it. But there are other 'foundations' that
do similar things. The US public should wake up and start doing
something about this loophole-reliant abuse.

- -- 
		~~ Best of wishes

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